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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lynn Rusk

Minions creator reveals the ‘painfully slow’ process behind their iconic voices

Pierre Coffin, the director and voice artist behind the beloved, goggle-eyed Minions, has revealed that the intricate process of bringing the animated characters to life is "painfully slow".

The French-Indonesian animator, who has voiced the popular yellow creatures since their debut in Despicable Me in 2010, described the challenge of conveying emotions and actions without dialogue as a painstaking endeavour.

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